Ghost Signals, Episode 6: Part 2.2
We move back to the last few moments of descent. With only a handful of feet separating them from the pavement, the good Doctor takes Dez-Lei into her arms seconds after crashes; a splatter of blood hitting them.
RAIVEN (excited and surprised at herself) Whoaooh, yeah! Steggy, please tell me you got vid proof of that. So many peeps back home aren't gonna believe this happened, and I'd really like the proof. Especially when it comes to--
Her boastful thought is interrupted by the sudden feeling of exhaustion carrying the bulkier soldier in her arms. She tries to keep aloft for a few moments before succumbing and crashing to the ground; both of them creating barrel rolls for roughly thirty feet. Screen goes to black.
From Dr. O'Ozahl's perspective, it slowly dissolves back to a shot of Mz. de Caar looking back down at the good Doctor who groans in pain as she regains consciousness. Her helmet off and placed underneath her arm, showing a variety of bruises and scars all over.
AC SECOND CLASS DEZ-LEI (half-smile, to Raiven) You smell like a Krevin's bowel movement, Doctor. Still...good to see you amongst the breathing!
RAIVEN (V.O., to AC Second Class Dez-Lei) Mmm....how long have I been out?
AC SECOND CLASS DEZ-LEI A little over two and one halb horuts, give or take a minuyat--.
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Steggy moments later once she's fully awake. It takes another second for her to realize, as she gets to a seated position, the main change to her sorta friend.
RAIVEN (surprised/worried) What the--are you mad? What the flark are you doing without your helmet?! (reaches out to her) If you latch it back on now, the filtration should be able to kick in soon enough you can...
STEGGY (interjecting, from Raiven's speakers) Rev it down! The air's okay for us. We can breathe it...
The sudden news throws Raiven for a loop for a short while.
STEGGY (Cont., explanatory comma) Remember the second probe I launched? Turns out the czarz level's far higher than we surmised- 5 fold more to be exact.
AC SECOND CLASS DEZ-LEI (providing the period, offering Raiven a hand) In short- we can breathe this sad planet's air without assist.
Raiven takes her hand a second later and, with her help, slowly gets back to her feet.
AC SECOND CLASS DEZ-LEI (Cont.) And that isn't the last piece of good news we found. Mz. Steggy?
STEGGY I found a prime bit of Ya'ahala in the immediate area. Multiple ones to be exact.
RAIVEN (growing smile) Send me the readings.
STEGGY Already downloaded onto your comm while you were snoozin'.
A 3-D screen pops up from the center of the comm, showing a small version of the same map we saw in Raiven's laboratory. In the background, out of view, you can hear the sound of a car engine revving along with the sound of music underneath it.
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INT. CAR, INTERSTATE 10- Distant Past
A young woman (MINA HAYES) sitting in the back seat of a Lyft ride, looking at her phone's screen with a high degree of anxiety on her face. She's wearing a light green top covered up by a light brown leather jacket; her hair an endlessly changing wave of pink and blue and green. You can see in the background from the windows that it's early evening outside. The camera moves a couple of eats later to show what's on the phone- a profile pic of another young woman named Renee taken one afternoon behind a pretty photo-friendly background. All the while, the music plays on a few moments longer. Then it suddenly pauses a half-second before the driver speaks.
LYFT DRIVER (V.O.) Traffic downtown will be 16.5 minutes slower than first calculated, Ms. Hayes.
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A skinny robot at the wheel of the car turning its head back toward Mina's direction. In the background of the shot, you can see a long string of other cars stretched out on the highway as far as the eye can see.
LYFT DRIVER (Cont.) A quick scan of your account shows that you are eligible for a free Lev upgrade unused from last month. If you desire, you can activate the upgrade and improve your drive time by 10.33 minutes.
Mina looks up from the phone at the driver, pondering the offer briefly.
MINA
(to the Driver) How's traffic above the I-10? I really don't wanna switch one jam for another.
LYFT DRIVER Comfortably in the green. Peak Lev use from other Lyft users ended 3 hours ago. You should be fine at the moment.
MINA (pause) 'Kay then. Activate the upgrade.
LYFT DRIVER Excellent, Ms. Hayes.
The driver turns his head back to the road and proceeds to engage the necessary buttons and levers to activate the car's Lev mode. A second later, we see it rise from the street and set off to the right of the screen.
The camera follows as it sets off across the evening sky to its destination. You can see parts of the Art District, Crenshaw, Cienega, and Jefferson in a distant (yet also kinda familiar) future version of L.A. In all, a matter of 15 minutes passes...
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EXT. OLYMPIAN BURGERS, W. 27TH STREET
The car landing on the pavement; its four wheels returning to their original places on the automobile. We see Mina step out of the car a few moments later, placing her phone back in her purse. Before she gets too far though, the Driver pops back into view for one last bit of advice.